TOcore is a three-year inter-divisional initiative, led by City Planning. The purpose of the Study is to ensure growth positively contributes to Toronto’s Downtown as a great place to live, work, learn, play and invest. It will do so by determining: a) how future growth will be accommodated,...

Population health survey data are not routinely linked to specific health care organizations, limiting organizational capacity to assess performance improvements in relation to the observed risk and prevalence of differences in health. The lack of demographic information hinders the growth of...

In 2008, Toronto Public Health released The Unequal City: Income and Health Inequalities in Toronto. The report showed that there were differences in health between income groups in Toronto, that low income groups had worse health for most health status indicators, and that differences in health...

The Unequal City 2015: Income and Health Inequities report provides a summary of the details found in this technical document. These details include: The methodology used to explore current income-related health inequities in Toronto and the change in those inequities over time; The population...

The City of Toronto has been tackling poverty issues for many years. City strategies, programs, and services provide targeted supports to individuals, families, and neighbourhoods. Some of these initiatives are now best practices adopted by other cities. We must continue to do the things that...